The stage works of Philip Glass /

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Author / Creator:Waters, Robert (Robert Francis), author.
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2022.
©2022
Description:xix, 257 pages : music ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:[Composers on the stage]
Composers on the stage.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12776002
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ISBN:9781107049758
110704975X
9781107279148
9781009302692 (PDF ebook)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-253) and index.
Summary:"The Stage Works of Philip Glass discusses Glass's stage works from 1976 up to the present day, with chapters established according to different criteria. Three introductory chapters address the validity versus invalidity of terms such as minimalism, post-minimalism, postmodernism, and neo-Romanticism, together with a brief chapter of Glass's life and works up to 1975 to serve as necessary background. The book will then examine different types of theater responsible for the mesmerizing effect Glass's stage works have had on younger generations, including Robert Wilson's Theater of Images. Glass's philosophy regarding staging, text, and other theatrical components includes a defiance of conventional narrative, visual and aural dissociation as a theatrical technique, deconstructionist concepts, as well as semantically ambiguous language within selected compositions. Multimedia works will also be addressed, including those for dance. Glass's music will be analyzed followed by the response Glass has gotten from critics as well as audience members"--
Other form:Online version: Waters, Robert (Robert Francis). Stage works of Philip Glass [1.] Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2022 9781107279148
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Summary:The Stage Works of Philip Glass is the first publication to exclusively examine Glass's stage works from 1976 to the present day. Glass, who is regularly acclaimed as the most popular living classical composer, created stage works that have had a mesmerizing effect on younger generations. Robert Waters analyses Glass and his music for the theatre in the context of other composers interested in so-called minimalist features. His discussion includes three introductory chapters that address the validity versus invalidity of terms such as minimalism, post-minimalism, postmodernism, and neo-Romanticism, together with a brief overview of Glass's life and works. Waters examines the different types of theatre responsible for Glass's impact, including Robert Wilson's Theater of Images. He sheds light on Glass's philosophy regarding staging, text, and other theatrical components, which includes a defiance of conventional narrative, visual and aural dissociation as a theatrical technique, and deconstructionist concepts.
Physical Description:xix, 257 pages : music ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 238-253) and index.
ISBN:9781107049758
110704975X
9781107279148
9781009302692